Looked to me like he was trying too hard. Going for huge hits, and missing, and trying tricky offloads.

I'm sure he'll go well

I'd have made Delaney my MoM

I said a tiny bit.

That Crusaders were able to dominate the champions for several points in the match, and that they contained you for much of the first half.

Okay, you ran away with it in the end, but I would have expected the champions to put in an 80 minute performance in their opener.

You should know about fat waste of contract overseas, how is your hooker by the way? not to mention Phelps, roberts..............................................................

I think he was trying to force the pass too much. However, from what I saw of him in the NRL last year, I think he'll impress a lot more in the Summer on the hard ground, he has very good feet for a forward, and a good offload.

Think MoM was McGuire tonight, he threatened the line more than anyone else. Delaney was impressive and quite elusive, Donald should go a lot better this season outside him.

I also think that your outside backs suffered due to Webb not playing, Watkins didn't link up between the stand off and the centre, but that's expected in an unusual position for him. Is Webb injured, or is he just being rested, by the way?

Will also mention, every try was scored with buderus on the park, and it went through his hands on the majority of the touchdowns, for time played he pi55ed man of the match.

I LOVE YOU. And Webb was could have played, but was not risked from a niggly injury.

Although i thought it'd be more comprehensive than that,to expect a complete 80 minute performance in the 1st game is ott.
I thought the crusaders did well for 65 minutes but once we opened up they had nothing left .
I also don't think Ali's 2nd try should of been given and Peek is a sh#t house for the late elbow on Delaney,just like Patten did to Mathers in the WCC in 05.


Still a win is a win and it blows the cob-webs off for the coming weeks.

I suppose so, didn't look formidable, but I suppose no-one does in their first match. I really hope that you have a $hite season, but the last 15 minutes probably say you won't

Get her Paleasina and Riddell get put on the atkins diet and then you start chelping about a 22yr old WC winner!!
I'm sure you should be concerned about how many wastes of a contract are in cherry and white.

Now now,i know there's a new air of optimisum down odslum way but don't go getting giddy about how we look 1 game in.

even Ali couldn't beleive it. What a joke

did you read my first post? nothing to lose, point to prove. they did the same last year at hq and got a better result with a team that had no sl experience.



it was the first game of the season, what i expect is that the champions put in an 80 minute performance in their last game of the season. how many times did leeds drop the ball on the first tackle? plenty. we were a bit rusty in bad conditions, but kept our cool and dominated the last quater of the game which is when we beat most sides most of the time. thats what a champion side does. to be fair mate if you asked most leeds fans im sure a few would tell you that leeds didnt really play well for a full 80 at all last season bar the gf.

it would appear to me that you are a little worried/disappointed as you had convinced yourself maybe an upset was on the cards hence your rant on the bulls board about the ref giving us the game, i see you didnt post that here?

Buderus and Delaney will see you guys home to the title this year.

And Mr Silverwood...

like the look of your new centre delaney still not sure about eastwood thought buderus was man of the match

I aint here to fish, but my god Danny Mcguire has got a heck of a belly on him at the momment. when he ran his try in it was popping right out.

Eastwood is another one, he is the same shape (without the chin) that Mark Riddell was last year.

More outrage after the Rhinos win. www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A62558021

More outrage after the Rhinos win. www.bbc.co.uk/dna/606/A62558021

your gonna freak when you see him brake the line he's the fastest fat bloke ive ever seen. i suppose thats why wayne bennett played him at stand off and centre in his time at the broncos. eastwood will be a pure match winner for the rhinos

You’ve soon forgot about James Graham sometime last year when he didn’t shake anybody’s hands.

Eastwood is the ONLY player I've ever seen who was knackered after the the warm up.
Go back and look at my posts after I came back from the 2008 World Cup.

This is not anti Leeds.
I commented tonight that there are not many teams who would have had that skill and pace to score McGuires try, that really turned the game, but I do believe that Eastwood will turn out to be a poor signing that you didn't really need.

Time will tell, and if I'm wrong I'll say so.
It's all a matter of opinions.

Head High Tackle Polices what is and what isn’t allowed around here. Opinion isn’t allowed and only fact is.

Considering Leeds lost a World Class back rower over a year ago, and needed to replace said back rower with an equal replacement, surely you would agree that a World cup winning, experienced yet youthful forward like Eastwood would be [iexactly [/iwhat Leeds needed?

Or are you one of the few opposition fans that really rate Carl Ablett?

As a troll, you have a lot of holes in your posts!

Bluey's post-match comments www.therhinos.co.uk/news/9643.php

Bluey's post-match comments www.therhinos.co.uk/news/9643.php

I would have expected a new team, playing in a new city with a packed stadium, with Brian Noble as coach, playing the Champions in the first game of the season in the snow to be competitive for the first 40-60 minutes. Nothing I saw tonight was a surprise.

Leeds will be "dominated" for some periods of [ievery [/imatch they play this season against SL opposition. Only halfwitts would assume otherwise.

I think he had 10 t-shirts on under his playing shirt.